Tilston Surname

353,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tilston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilston,' a parish in Cheshire Not to be confounded with Tilson or Tillotson, which see.

1586. Thomas Tylston, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.

1663. Mary Tilston, of Huxley, widow: Wills at Chester.

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Tilston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5261:105,92811,076
Australia1521:177,60318,018
Wales1351:22,9222,433
Canada681:541,84745,466
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Scotland351:152,9669,000
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2751:88,6389,253
Wales1041:15,081894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tilston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilston,' a parish in Cheshire Not to be confounded with Tilson or Tillotson, which see.

1586. Thomas Tylston, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.

1663. Mary Tilston, of Huxley, widow: Wills at Chester.

1672. Peter Tilston, of Tattenhall: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Tilston (Chesh.), 17th cent. Tilston, 16th cent. Tylston, Anglo-Saxon *Tilestún = Tile's Farm or Estate [the pers. name (in the genit.) is from Old English til, good: + tún, estate, etc.] John Tylston.—Chstr. Freemen-Rolls, A.D. 1537-8.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tilston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tilston Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tilston (Russian: Тилстон) is found most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tilston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tilston is the 353,485th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,075,287 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Tilston live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Tilston is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 105,928. In England it is most common in: Merseyside, where 21 percent are found, Cheshire, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Wales, where 13 percent are found.

Tilston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tilston has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tilston surname increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tilston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tilston surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tilston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning R 275,340 per year; in United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.97% less than the national average, earning $38,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilstone93327/
Tillston9325/
Tielston930/
Tillstone8821/
Telston861/
Tellston801/
Tellstone7540/
Tilstam7165/
Telstan713/
Tillstam6719/
Tylstam574/
Tellstam5311/
Tellestam5018/

Tilston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tilston in the Russian language
Тилстонtilston-

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